Transparent Pricing Policy

Rockefeller University Press (RUP) pricing establishes subscription rates for Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), and Journal of General Physiology (JGP) based on the percent change of Open Access research articles. With a focus on transparency and sustainability, our model ensures that we are not receiving subscription revenue from articles published as Open Access in RUP’s 3 hybrid journals:

• Subscription pricing for our hybrid journals is determined based on the percentage change of OA research articles that have been published in each journal, using a rolling 3-year average.
• If the share of OA revenue is less than the share of OA content, the price change is calculated from the change in revenue.
• After calculating the change in the share of OA articles, we consider the rate of inflation and its impact on our operational costs, applying a percentage change to our list prices.
• We do not include OA articles in our subscription prices. This ensures that subscribers are only paying for access to the subscription-based content.
• We will not implement any increases above 5% in any given year for subscription rates, and the difference will not be accounted for in subsequent years. This cap only applies for subscription rates to RUP journals.

We are committed to providing transparent pricing information to our subscribers and authors. We periodically review our pricing policies to ensure that they remain fair, transparent, and aligned with the needs of the research community.

Read-and-Publish Agreements

Researchers affiliated with schools that participate in a Read-and-Publish agreement do not pay any APCs to publish in RUP journals.

Libraries interested in joining a Read-and-Publish agreement may contact [email protected] for a quote.

Our Subscribers

Any subscribers who are having difficulty maintaining their current subscriptions should get in touch with us as soon as possible. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss your pricing for the 2025 renewal cycle.